Chris Edwards (boxer)
| Chris Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Chris Edwards |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
6 May 1976 Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 4 |
Chris Edwards (born 6 May 1976 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English professional boxer from Stoke-on-Trent who competes in the flyweight and Super flyweight divisions.
Edwards made his professional debut in the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale in April 1998, beating Chris Thomas via TKO in the second round. The victory was to be his last for the next two years. Fighting a further six times between September 1998 and September 2000 Edwards went on to lose on all six occasions. Despite his long run of defeats Edwards managed to stem the tide of defeat with two victories coming in October and November 2000 allowing him to end the year with a pro record of won three, lost six. The next year (2001) saw Edwards revert to the journeyman type with four fights resulting in a further two defeats against one draw and one win against Neil Read.
Read was also to prove Edwards solitary opponent throughout the whole of 2002 when in October of that year the two men met one more. Edwards picked up his fifth pro win (2nd against Read) with a points victory over six rounds at the Kings Hall in Stoke-on-Trent. Only one fight followed in 2003 with Edwards this time losing to future British and Commonwealth champion Lee Haskins in June again over six rounds.
In 2004 Edwards fought three times and scored a third victory over Neil Read to this time pick up the vacant Midlands Area super bantamweight title, the first professional title of his career. At the time of the contest for the belt Read had a combined record of 3-20-1 against Edwards 5-9-2. The contest which took place during September at the Kings Hall saw Edwards claim victory via TKO in the second round. Further results during the year saw a draw against fellow journeyman and old foe Delroy Spencer in April and a defeat to future British title challenger Colin Moffett in October.
After the Moffett fight another period of inactivity followed for Edwards and he would not fight again until November 2005 meeting Delroy Spencer for the third time, this time scoring a points victory over four rounds. In February 2006 he lost to Gary Ford and then travelled to Italy in March 2006 to meet Andrea Sarritzu the reigning European champion in a non-title fight. It was the first time Edwards had travelled abroad to fight professionally and the fight ended with the champion knocking Edwards out in the fourth round.
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